Rawane

Nassif

Born in Beirut, Rawane Nassif is a Lebanese-Canadian eclectic filmmaker and anthropologist. She wrote on the politics of memory in Beirut, produced documentaries in Lebanon, worked with immigrants and indigenous people in Canada, researched nomadic traditions in Kyrgyzstan, taught anthropology in Tajikistan, created children’s books in Honduras, and conducted art film research with the Doha Film Institute in Qatar.
Her current interests are more of a spiritual nature, she views her films as therapy, art as a medium, and transforms often. Her experimental films screened in festivals and galleries: “Turtles are Always Home” premiered at Berlinale, “Ode to Loneliness” and “Msaytbeh, the elevated place” premiered at Rotterdam.